Swing



(No Model.)

M. W. REEVES.

SWING.

N9. 557,882 Patented Apr. 7, 1896.

Inventor.

Witnesses:

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MADISON IV. REEVES, OF SAYRE, PENNSYLVANIA.

SWING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 557,882, dated April'7, 1896. Application filed June 19, 1895. Serial No. 553,346. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MADISON W. REEvEs, of Sayre, in the county ofBradford and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Swings; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it,reference being had to the accompanying drawin gs, which form part ofthis specification.

This invention pertains to improvements in swings, the object being tosimplify the construction and arrangement of devices of this character,as well as accelerating their motion, by providing vibratory supportsfor sustaining the weight of the swing.

The invention consists in the novel features of construction hereinafterfully described and claimed, and illustrated by the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the swing. Fig. 2is a side elevation of the same, showing diiferent positions thereof indotted lines. Fig. 3 is a plan view.

Each side of the base for the swing consists of the parallel beams A,separated sufficiently to accommodate the converging uprights B, whichare pivoted therebetween, as shown. The upper ends of these uprights arepivotally secured between the short strips 0, the latter being connectedby the top transverse piece D.

The swing -arms E converge downward slightly, being secured at theirupper ends to the inner strips 0, and supported by the lower ends of thesaid arms is the seat and foot-support F, having arranged thereover thecanopy G.

The operation of the swing will be apparent,the same receiving itsvibrations through the backward and forward movement of the pivotedsupporting-uprights.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the base, the uprights arranged in pairs andpivoted to the base, the uprights of each pair arranged one in front ofthe other and with a slight upward convergence, the short strips 0connecting the uncrossed uprights at their upper extremities, and theswing proper supported by the said strips and depending between theuprights, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination of the base, the uprights B arranged in pairs, theuprights in each pair being in single lines parallel with the line ofswing, the short strips 0 pivotally connecting the upper ends of theuprights, transverse connecting-strip D, and the swing proper dependingbetween the uprights, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MADISON IV. REEVES.

\Vitnesses:

GEORGE E. LUEL, GEORGE O. BRUSTER.

